The Troubadour Theatre Company, or the Troubies as fans have come to know them, has been around for 15 years now. Best known for their loose adaptations of the classics mixed with commedia, clowning, improvisation and music, they’ve cultivated quite the following and reputation. READ MORE
The Stakes Are Ridiculously High in Topdog/Underdog
by Ashley Steed | August 6, 2010
When Topdog/Underdog first ran off-Broadway it was regarded as one of Suzan-Lori Parks most traditional and accessible plays. The MacArthur “Genius” went on to win the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for the piece. READ MORE
You Never Forget Your First
by Ashley Steed | July 6, 2010
It’s been a week since the end of the inaugural Hollywood Fringe Festival. Not only was this a first for Hollywood, it was also my first fringe experience ever. READ MORE
The Exile of Petie DeLarge Writer Seeks New Way of Storytelling
by Ashley Steed | June 18, 2010
There comes a time when we must grow up and become an adult. But what does that even mean? READ MORE
Playwright/Director David Jette Catches the “Tail” of a Picasso Play
by Ashley Steed | June 8, 2010
For three days on a sickbed in 1941, Pablo Picasso wrote his first play, Desire Caught by the Tail. Some three years later, Picasso’s friend, surrealist Michel Leiris and his wife Zette, produced a reading in their Paris home during the Nazi occupation. READ MORE
For 3 Actresses the Road to Saigon Led to Success
by Ashley Steed | May 22, 2010
Joan Almedilla, Jennifer Paz and Jenni Selma – who, through the vision of Jon Lawrence Rivera, the developer and director of this world premiere, have come together to share their journey to stardom in Road to Saigon. READ MORE
Deanne Bray’s Transition into Sister Role at Deaf West
by Ashley Steed | April 19, 2010
In 1933 in Le Mans, France, two sisters – Christine and Lea Papin – were found in bed clutching each other after bludgeoning to death and gouging out the eyes of their employer Madam Lancelin and her daughter…READ MORE
Elina de Santos Directs a Daisy Chain of Blue Encounters
by Ashley Steed | March 27, 2010
What will one do for sex? Lie? Cheat? Pay for it? Tell the truth? There is an innate human need to connect – but at what cost? READ MORE
Circle X Premieres Sheila Callaghan’s Lascivious Something
by Ashley Steed | March 26, 2010
It’s the first day of harvest for August, an American ex-pat who has settled on a remote Greek island with his beautiful, young Greek bride Daphne. Then Liza, a woman from his past, shows up and wreaks havoc…READ MORE
Monologue Mania
by Ashley Steed | February 3, 2010
mania (noun) 1. excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior and elevation of mood. Yep, that pretty much sums up what happens to me when I go out on an audition. READ MORE
Paul Reubens Brings Back
Pee-wee Herman
by Ashley Steed | January 6, 2010
The Pee-wee Herman Show first premiered at the Groundlings back in 1980 and then moved on to the Roxy. Since then, Pee-Wee Herman (aka Paul Reubens) has become a cultural icon to adults and kids READ MORE
This Crazy Life
by Ashley Steed | December 5, 2009
All summer long I couldn’t wait for class to start. Yes, that’s right – I was super excited about taking a class. That’s because it’s a clowning class. READ MORE
